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my: Seniors: Vote In Yell Leader Election Today be Battalion Well-Arranged Time Is The Surest Mark Of A Well-Arranged Mind. WEDNESDAY—Partly cloudy. Wind southerly 5 to 10 m.p.h. Widely scattered afternoon thundershowers. High 93, low 72. THURSDAY — Same. >n over; Vol. 67 No. 150 Field witfl- College Station, Texas Tuesday, September 19, 1972 845-2226 eokes for «ies left and \ :it 2 p,m, | bei ng held ls Menwii » Will fly 1 ^arne and Ensterwood I !>-m. last week! dents Kred 1 they arrin ■** *. •IS^Sb ’r 0 t Registration Begins Monday Woods Gives Explanation For Bike Path System, Fee Uses Junml$ RAYMOND BUCHANAN, Brazos County Tax Assessor, explained the procedure of mm t; 'egistration voters to 24 newly sworn-in deputy-registrars Monday night as Bill Kemp L«i._ rr>u:_ • _ i.i j-: j. „i jy j- /"i 4- 4. :„4—..4.: . „ ^est 25tli ooks on. This is the first phase of the Student Government voter registration drive. JE TA 2-iil (Photo by Steve Ueckert) m^ypartment Council To Hold lections For Empty Posts and lirclf OQlrwliP anaic,ate deadline for t ulluniversity Apartment Council Iresentatives is Friday, Sept, announced Council President ke Ehrlich Monday afternoon, stations l| lect j ons w jjj conducted dur- ng Seniifg the rent payment period fol- ing the deadline, Ehrlich said. V CrSlt f ° ne ^ es * r ' n ^ run ^ or a P°' .iition should file an application | jjiP*-he apartment manager’s of- ge Statil FH GATE incoln Union will n ofiiXo Debate portion Issue Lincoln Union debaters l«kle the topic, “Abortion: Free- j om and Morality,” at 7:30 p.m., r ednesday in the Architecture Tiding Auditorium, nglish style debate, a specialty Lincoln Union, will be utilized, is technique includes the cross- mination of each speaker by icther debater. ^.he audience will be given time I lClP as ^ ( l ues t! ons > make statements ‘ hnd vote its decision. Lincoln Union is closely related other debate societies at Har- rd and Oxford, as well as other op-rated schools. A&M has the inly such society in Texas. The debaters for the first topic Delude Gary Reger, Mike Perrin, iaTonya Perrin, and Shannon 'urner. There is no charge for the de- Jtes, and several topics will be discussed this year. The Lincoln Union Debate Society will organ ize formally at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Memorial Student Center Birch Room. All interested students are in- Kted to attend. ^RE WAKf ystai gifts :li Positions open include one rep resentative for Southside, four for Hensel and seven for College View Apartments. Other voting members of the Council include the student apartment managers and the two Student Senate rep resentatives elected at-large from the apartment areas. In addition, each apartment area has a vice-president on the council with the Southside posi tion presently vacant. Vice-pres idents for College View and Hen sel areas are Harry Finley and Mike Kelley, respectively. The three vice-presidents of the council are voting members of the Civilian Student Council and rep- resenting the interests of all stu dents living in university-owned apartments. Approximately 800 apartments now house more than 2,000 residents. The University Apartment Council seeks to encourage res ident pride and morals, create unity among residents, improve communications with the Univer sity and provide repi'esentation in student governing bodies. “During most of its history, the council has been relatively inactive,” noted Kelley. “Howev er, last year’s council, under past president Paul Ammons, manag ed to get the road barricades re moved and replaced with speed bumps. Ammons also rescheduled garbage pick up and started apartment wide surveys.” Kelley added that more speed bumps are on the way in order to help control the flow of traffic in both the College View and Hen sel areas. “However, the greatest achieve ment of the council was the es tablishment of a good working relationship with the university administration,” commented Ehr lich. “This rapport enabled us to get the utility rates lowered in the summer for those residents with air-conditioning,” he continued. In announcing the upcoming elections, Ehrlich stressed the need for representatives who are (See Apartments, page 4) By MIKE RICE Editor University Traffic Committee Chairman Don Woods explained to A&M President Jack K. Wil liams Monday, facts and figures about the proposed bike path sys tem and bicycle regulations for on-campus operation approved by his committee. In addition to this, Dean of Students James P. Hannigan has announced that bike registration will begin next Monday, to allow students to air any complaints and the University Police to be come thoroughly oriented with problems that may arise. Woods reported to Williams that 192 bikes were stolen at A&M during the 1971-72 school year, while only 100 of these were recovered by University Police Chief O. L. Luther’s office. Woods cited the primary reason for the remainder not being recovered was the lack of adequate identifi cation of the bicycles. Also in talking about the bike problem on campus, Woods said the “some 2,000 bicycles . . . have become a significant problem and bicycle registration will be a means of placing responsibility ... on the bicycle rider.” The bicycle registration fee, he said, was established by the Uni versity Traffic Panel which is composed of an equal number of students and staff. A $1.50 fee was suggested by the Bicycle Subcommittee of the Panel but was raised to $3 by the Panel after “due consideration of the needs for bicycle facilities.” He said representatives of the Wheelman’s Bicycle Club attend- Public Relations Organization Is Clearing House For Advertising Public relations personnel can now look to a central clearing house for aid, advice or actual handling of problems, said Gary Reger, chairman of the Public Relations Organization of the Memorial Student Center. Reger explained that in the past, the Public Relations Organ ization has been centered in one man and served primarily to pro vide publicity for the MSC as a whole. “But that’s different now,” Reger said. “We advertise not only for the MSC and its com mittees, but also for any univer sity-approved group.” He emphasized there is no charge for services of the Public Relations Organization. Every thing is provided at cost to the client. Reger said services include poster distribution, layout service, media coverage, newspaper cov erage and full account service. “The client needs only to bring us the posters. We put them up and take them down, placing them in the most conspicuous (See Public Relations, page 3) Monroe Selected Speaker In University Lecture Series Dr. Haskell Monroe, A&M Uni versity assistant vice-president for academic affairs, has been selected University Lecturer for 1972-73 and will make the Nov. 14 presentation in TAMU’s Uni versity Lecture Series. Selection of Dr. Monroe was ^bepartment Of Corrections Director Opens ""Noon Political Forum Series Wednesday nge announced by Dr. Wendell A. Landmann, chairman of the Uni versity Lectures Committee. Dr. Monroe, who also is pro fessor of history, will lecture on “The Birth of the Confederate States of America.” The 1972-73 series includes three other presentations, be ginning with a Sept. 25 lecture by Dr. Edward C. Pomeroy, ex ecutive director of the American Association of Colleges for Teach er Education. He will discuss Dr. George J. Beto, Texas De partment of Corrections director, fill open the 1972-73 Political i orum noon series Wednesday at l&M with a discussion of inmate | telease policies. Dr. Beto will give the pros and ■ons of release policies reform. A public-free event, the Politi cal Forum noon program will be n the Memorial Student Center lallroom, announced chairman Hike Lindsey. A*** ,10 iaH Dr. Beto has extensive experi ence in correctional systems of Texas and Illinois. He is in his llth year directing TDC, a sys tem of 14 units in Fort Bend, alker, Brazoria, Houston, Madi- |son and Anderson Counties. Ad- inistrative headquarters are in Huntsville. System policy is decided by a nine-member, governor-appointed Texas Board of Corrections, on which Dr. Beto served from 1953 to 1959 under Governors Allan Shivers and Price Daniel. The TDC chief executive has been an outspoken critic of the trend to long sentences being given in Texas court, Lindsey said. “Dr. Beto believes certainty of punishment is a more effective deterrent to crime than harsh sentences,” the chairman added. Beto’s views have had national influence through his past presi dency of the American Correc tional Association and member ship in the American Bar Asso ciation’s Commission on Correc tional Facilities and Services. He also served on the National Advisory Council on Correctional Manpower and Training and was consultant to the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice. The TDC director was presi dent of Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield, 111., from 1959 to 1962 and earlier headed Concordia College in Austin. The MSC committee brings prominent people on the state and national politcial scene to TAMU for non-partisan programs. Major programs require admis sion charges to help defray speaker honorariums, explained Lindsey. Other programs will include Col. Wilson E. Speir, Department of Public Safety director, Oct. 4; Daniel J. Mahoney, New York State Conservative Party chair man Oct. 18, and Texas Senator W. E. (Pete) Snelson. Banking is a pleasure Bank & Trust. First Adv. “The University and the Educa tion of Teachers.” Dr. Raymond Bisplinhoff, depu ty director of the National Sci ence Foundation, will speak on “The Engineer and Society” Feb. 14. The final lecture April 3 will feature Dr. Francis Birch, Stur- gin-Hooper Professor of Geology at Harvard University, whose topic will be “The Interior of the Earth.” Dr. Landmann said all four presentations will be held in the Zachry Engineering Center audi torium, beginning at 8 p.m. The University Lectures Series, presented on an admission-free basis, is designed to give the fac ulty, students and general public the opportunity to hear renowned authorities speak on subjects of broad social, political and intel lectual interest. Dr. Landmann noted. ed several meetings of the Panel at which times the fee was dis cussed and the Wheelmen “seem ed to agree with the need for the bicycle improvements and were willing to accept the $3 fee. He noted the bicycle path plan, “approved by the University Ad ministration, is in large part the work of the “Wheelmen.” The faculty-staff representa tives on the Bicycle Subcommit tee tended to favor a joint use of the mall by bicycles and pedes trians. “The student representa tives were very adamant that the bicycle should not be treated any different than the automobile and the mall should be reserved for pedestrians,” he said. Woods figured the cost of bi cycle registration is about one dollar, 40 cents for the registra tion plate and 60 cents for record- Voter Registration Drive Begins By JOY McCLESKEY A&M’s Student Government began it’s voter registration drive Monday night with Ray mond B. Buchanan swearing in new deputies to help in the drive. The meeting was held to swear in new deputies and explain pre cise details of voter registration which must be strictly heeded. Special emphasis was placed on the accuracy of information giv en by the applicants. Each deputy must make two copies of the list of people regis tered, one for the county’s office and one for himself. Deputies were told of the various techni calities involved in the assurance of registration. Tables will be set up at the Memorial Student Center, Aca demic Building, the greenhouse, Library and Services Building. These locations were picked be cause of their nearness to the bus stops. Hopefully, deputies will be rid ing buses to register riders, said Bill Kemp, co-chairman of the voter registration drive. Dorm campaigns will be held every day from 6-9 p.m., making two or three dorms every night. Buchanan emphasized that where the voter registration card is to be sent should be placed in the address box on the registra tion forms, not a student’s home address if not in Bryan-College Station. He said it is a felony to have two voter registrations. To prevent duplication, Bu chanan said a student already registered or transferring regis tration should bring in his old registration card for cancella tion. Each application must be signed by the applicant in order to vali date the registration. In some cases, husbands may sign for their wives or wives for their husbands signing as the person’s agent. Mothers or fathers may also sign for their children. A meeting will be held Oct. 3 to check on deputies’ prog ress and answer questions they might have, said Kemp. “We need more deputy regis trars desperately,” said Steve Wakefield. “There will be a meeting tomorrow night at 7:30 in Lounge H of the MSC to swear in more deputies and give more information. Mr. Buchanan will come if possible, but if not, the A&M Student Government will provide transportation to his of fice for potential deputies. The voter registration drive is being sponsored by the Student Government under the Student Services Committee. Kemp and Carroll Moore are co-chairmen. keeping and enforcement. Last month TAMU purchased bicycle racks to park about 750 bikes. These will be installed as money permits in the Nagle Hall, Bolton Hall, Francis Hall, Aca demic Building, and the Biologi cal Sciences, Plant Sciences, Ar chitecture and Chemistry Build ings. The racks cost $9,225 and the installation cost will be $8,000- 10,000. Thus each rack will cost about $22. More than one rack per bike must be pi’ovided since space must be located in the dorm areas, as well as near the center campus. For each bike, 1.5 to 1.7 rack spaces must be provided, Woods said. Woods pointed out that the fee will produce about $6,000 in reve nue per year. At this rate, a full three years of registration fees will be required to pay the ex pense of the new racks which has already been incurred. “The first elements of an ex tensive hike plan have been ap proved,” said Woods, “and the first phase will be implemented in the near future. The estimated cost of this first phase is approx imately $17,000. The total plan when completed will cost some $75,000.” He added an extensive survey of bike parking needs has been underway for some time, and a formal report and recommenda tions for parking areas will be forwarded to the A&M adminis tration in the near future.” Chief Luther said he thorough ly supports the registration from the aspect of reducing the number of thefts that occur on campus. “These thefts aren’t generally done by A&M students,” Luther said. “We have had any number of theft rings operating from other cities come to the A&M (See Bike Path, page 2) Dr. And Mrs. Williams Sample Food ‘Shopping Center Design Found Surprising The inaugural meal served in Krueger-Dunn dining facility Sunday morning provided more than one surprise. Food Services employees were surprised to find President and Mrs. Jack K. Williams among the first guests in the ultra-mod ern complex. To the student’s surprise there was a noticeable absence of wait ing in line. This, reported Food Services Director Fred Dollar, can be attributed to the design of the facility. “The commons dining area rep resents a new concept in food service for Texas A&M, the ‘shopping center’ approach,” Dol lar said. Howard T h e a r 1, manager of Sbisa Dining Hall, and Dollar were in charge of the study and design for this ‘shopping center’ approach. Dollar pointed out the facility is actually a modified shopping center arrangement designed especially for the needs of Texas A&M University. “The key to this type of dining is the elimination of lines and reduced time of service to the customer,” he continued. “The efficient operation of the facility is based on three prerequisites: self-bussing of trays, self-serv ice beverages and condiments, and an accordian-like operation of the hot foods qnd salad sec tions.” Dollar explained potentially congested areas such as hot food and salad service have duplicate sections that can be opened or closed in accordian fashion de pending on the demand. “When the students become accustomed to using the service, we should be able to serve 18-25 students per m i n u t e,” Dollar continued. “This type of arrange ment, whether institutional or commercial, takes a little getting used to by the customer.” Aside from the areas obvious to the customer’s eye, the kitch en equipment and layout are among the most modern any where. “The Commons food service area is the latest design in every respect,’’ Ralph Mulhauscr, food facilities consultant on the proj ect commented. “We consider it to be the finest installation in the country with the latest and most innovative methods in food service.” “The kitchen and service areas designed to reduce labor, were keep the cost of the operation down and in turn improve food quality and service to the stu dent,” Dollar added. Ed Hein, a veteran food serv ice manager at TAMU will head the 36 employee contingent oper ating the service. He will be as sisted by Rebecca Teague, dieti cian and assistant manager, who previously served in a similar capacity at Purdue University. Dollar emphasized that the fa cility operations would be mon itored closely. “We feel that in the ‘shopping center’ concept lies the future of food service and, we will look for possible future applications of the idea at A&M.” University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. PRESIDENT JACK K. WILLIAMS enjoys another cup of ‘Sunday morning coffee’ in the newly opened dining fa cility in the Krueger-Dunn Commons. (Photo by Charles Stinson) • ’ .'Yv.-.-X'X... ... X Iv.'XX-.’X'.X.XX XXy,.;X;.v-:.•